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Pesticides
Pesticides: are substances that are meant to control pests, also including weeds. Pesticide includes all of the following: herbicide, insecticides nematicide, molluscicide, piscicide, avicide, rodenticide, bactericide, insect repellent, animal repellent, antimicrobial, fungicide and disinfectant.
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AUG 21, 2021Earth & The Environment
The third Saturday in August, this year the 21st, is National Honeybee Day! The date celebrates honeybee keepers and all ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 30, 2021Earth & The Environment
Groundwater is something most people use every day. Whether for drinking, washing, or growing the food you eat, it is pa ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 27, 2021Earth & The Environment
With the ever-increasing population on earth, feeding the world is requiring more food production than ever before. The ...Written By: Samantha LottMAY 19, 2021Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) analyzes the speed at w ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 01, 2021Health & Medicine
When the 2018 Farm Bill legalized the regulated production of low-THC hemp, as distinct from other cannabis plant ...Written By: Angela DowdenMAR 26, 2021Earth & The Environment
Once dangerously on the brink of extinction, bald eagle populations are thriving throughout the lower 48 states of the U ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
With a reputation for destruction that goes back to ancient Egypt, locust swarms are once again a major problem for some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2020Cancer
While few people actually enjoy reading product labels and ingredients, a new study from Silent Spring Institute suggest ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, highlights the concern that global farmin ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 03, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Curie-Skłodowska University in Poland have found that an extract from hemp may help bees to survive poi ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 04, 2020Cancer
In an analysis of how regulators review pesticides for their potential to cause cancer, researchers at Silent Spring Ins ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
Breaking news reports that agrochemicals that pollute our waters also increase the transmission of the parasite that cau ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 09, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Scientists from the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney have figured out how to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 21, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Californa have found a way to biosynthesize cannabinoids that do not occur in nature ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 24, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Several explanations have been proposed to answer the question of why obesity has been on the rise for many years in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2020Cancer
Research published in the International Journal of Health Geographics aims to explain the role that geography plays in p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 10, 2020Plants & Animals
Most people cringe at the thought of getting stung by a bee, let alone hornets or wasps, with the latter tending to be m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 28, 2020Earth & The Environment
Agriculture takes up over a third of the land area around the globe. In the last several decades, the politicization of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 20, 2020Cannabis Sciences
In times of high anxiety, uncertainty and home quarantine, stocking up on cannabis in legal states seems almost as popul ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 24, 2020Earth & The Environment
Okay, here’s the plan, listen up: Conserve a minimum of 26% of our oceans in order to maintain marine biodiversity ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 08, 2020Cardiology
New research from the University of Iowa has shown that prolonged exposure to common household insecticides may increase ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 14, 2019Earth & The Environment
Stormwater pollution is a big problem for LA beaches, report researchers with Heal the Bay, a non-profit environmental o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 28, 2019Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
AUG 21, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The third Saturday in August, this year the 21st, is National Honeybee Day! The date celebrates honeybee keepers and all
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Groundwater is something most people use every day. Whether for drinking, washing, or growing the food you eat, it is pa
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
With the ever-increasing population on earth, feeding the world is requiring more food production than ever before. The
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
MAY 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) analyzes the speed at w
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 01, 2021
Health & Medicine
When the 2018 Farm Bill legalized the regulated production of low-THC hemp, as distinct from other cannabis plant
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAR 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Once dangerously on the brink of extinction, bald eagle populations are thriving throughout the lower 48 states of the U
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
With a reputation for destruction that goes back to ancient Egypt, locust swarms are once again a major problem for some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2020
Cancer
While few people actually enjoy reading product labels and ingredients, a new study from Silent Spring Institute suggest
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, highlights the concern that global farmin
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 03, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Curie-Skłodowska University in Poland have found that an extract from hemp may help bees to survive poi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 04, 2020
Cancer
In an analysis of how regulators review pesticides for their potential to cause cancer, researchers at Silent Spring Ins
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Breaking news reports that agrochemicals that pollute our waters also increase the transmission of the parasite that cau
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 09, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists from the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney have figured out how to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 21, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Californa have found a way to biosynthesize cannabinoids that do not occur in nature
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 24, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Several explanations have been proposed to answer the question of why obesity has been on the rise for many years in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2020
Cancer
Research published in the International Journal of Health Geographics aims to explain the role that geography plays in p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most people cringe at the thought of getting stung by a bee, let alone hornets or wasps, with the latter tending to be m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 28, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Agriculture takes up over a third of the land area around the globe. In the last several decades, the politicization of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 20, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
In times of high anxiety, uncertainty and home quarantine, stocking up on cannabis in legal states seems almost as popul
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 24, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Okay, here’s the plan, listen up: Conserve a minimum of 26% of our oceans in order to maintain marine biodiversity
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 08, 2020
Cardiology
New research from the University of Iowa has shown that prolonged exposure to common household insecticides may increase
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 14, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Stormwater pollution is a big problem for LA beaches, report researchers with Heal the Bay, a non-profit environmental o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 28, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet